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Jon G. Burns

Republican · GA · GA State Representative

Jon G. Burns serves as speaker of the Georgia House and has spent his life on his family's Effingham County farm, raising livestock, growing crops, and harvesting timber. He holds a political science degree from Georgia Southern College and a law degree from John Marshall Law School.

Where Jon G. Burns stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 10, 2026

Raised
$580,627
Spent
$849,392
Cash on hand
$667,500

Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.

Donor breakdowns reflect itemized contributions reported to Georgia's current filing system (July 2025 onward). Official totals are cumulative and can include earlier or non-itemized money not shown in the breakdowns.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Attorney$40,500
  • Lawyer$18,250
  • Physician$9,000
  • CEO$8,925
  • Owner$7,650
Direct contributions by size
  • $1,000-$4,999$529,074
  • $500-$999$37,324
  • $250-$499$9,900
  • $100-$249$3,227

Spending by outside groups

Outside groups, such as PACs and super PACs, spend this money on the race. The candidate's campaign does not spend it, and none of it goes to the candidate.

Covers independent expenditures that name a single candidate, as reported to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission's current filing system (July 2025 onward). Spending reported for more than one candidate or measure in a single expenditure is not included yet.

Outside groups spent $43,491 to support this candidate.

Donations to groups supporting this candidate, by donor industry
  • Technology$283,414

    Money from Meta Platforms, Inc., given to Forge the Future Project.

Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (2)
  • Forge the Future Project$34,506
  • GOPAC Election Fund - GA$8,985

Industry amounts are donations to these groups, sorted by each donor's industry. They are not what the groups spent on this candidate.

Source: Georgia Ethics Commission · 2026 cycle · ethics.ga.gov

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Sponsored HB 67, the fiscal-year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, which became law on March 6, 2025.

    March 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Cosponsored Georgia's school safety law, which requires public schools to install mobile panic alert systems and give first responders detailed school maps. It also expands sharing of student records among schools, law enforcement, and state agencies (House Bill 268).

    April 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support

  • Sponsored HB 1193, the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, which became law on May 5, 2026.

    May 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — General

General · 2 records

  • Lead-sponsored Georgia's state budget for the year starting July 1, 2025 (House Bill 68), setting about $37.8 billion in state spending. The governor signed it on May 9, 2025 as Act 73.

    May 9, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

  • Sponsored HB 67, the fiscal-year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill, which became law on March 6, 2025.

    March 6, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Race Jon G. Burns is in:

Profile last researched August 7, 2026.